Category: History - British
A Youthful Diplomat--Old Methods of Entry--Captain's Servants--King's Letter Boys--Lord Dundonald--A Warrior at Eight--Sir P. W. P. Wallis--Absurd Regulations--Education at a Discount--Midshipman Easy--Peter Simple--The "Pitchfork" System--The Royal Naval Academy--Letter to th...
|Problems. | | | Spherical |Chap. 3, omitting s. |Solution of Spherical Theoretical, Part | 40, 41, 47, with | Triangles as applied II. | Examples. | to Astronomical |Chap. 5, s...
16. CHAPTER VII.Captain Digby--Alleged Gross Bullying--A Lively Correspondence-- Various Uninvited Opinions--A Gleam of Light from Within--"Old Etonian" and Admiral Richards--Captain Digby Sums...
17. CHAPTER VIII.Scanty Early Records--Practice _v._ Precept--Officers _v._ Cadets-- Presumptuous Juniors--A Close Match--Football--Penalty of Punning--A Decisive Victory--A Demon Bowler--Two Cu...
14. CHAPTER V.Mr. Inskip Departs--His Statistical Diagram--Vindication of _Britannia_--Final Examinations a True Test--A "Facer" for the Old Salts--Mr. Inskip Triumphant--Captain Warry's Reco...
13. CHAPTER IV.A "Three-decker"--Arrangements on Board--The Morning Drum--Persuasive Corporals--"Cockpit Mess"--"Cheeky New Fellows"--Important Modifications--Sea-going Training-ship--A Dead L...
15. CHAPTER VI.Competition Reintroduced--Reduction of Numbers--A Ferocious Examination--The _Britannia_ in the _Times_--"Rule of Thumb" Instruction--"Fire" and "Sword"--"Veritas" at Sea--The _...
11. CHAPTER II.New Brooms--Radical Changes--The Academy Closed--Wanted, a Professor-- James Inman--An Enthusiastic Scholar--His Love of Fair Play--Senior Wrangler--Antarctic Astronomer--Appoin...
12. CHAPTER III.Captain Robert Harris--His Birth and Career--Appointed to the _Illustrious_--"Jemmy Graham's Novices"--A Model School for Seamen-- A Visit to the _Illustrious_--Why not Train Yo...
20. PART II.Instruction will comprise an extension of the present _Britannia_ course, and a thorough elementary instruction in physics, marine engineering, etc., including the use of tools...
18. CHAPTER IX.Forty-Six Years' Record--Internal Arrangements--Swimming Baths--"On Their Honour"--No More Sails--The _Revenge_ as a Picture--The _Isis_ and _Aurora_--Lieutenants' Adventure--Sc...
10. CHAPTER I.A Youthful Diplomat--Old Methods of Entry--Captain's Servants--King's Letter Boys--Lord Dundonald--A Warrior at Eight--Sir P. W. P. Wallis--Absurd Regulations--Education at a Di...
9. CHAPTER IX.Forty-six Years' Record--Internal Arrangements--Swimming Baths--"On Their Honour"--No More Sails--The _Revenge_ as a Picture--The _Isis_ and _Aurora_--Lieutenants' Adventure-- S...
21. Part I. |Exercises in Logs. and |Omit s. 74, 100-103.| in solution of |Proofs of Methods used | Triangles. | in solution of | | Triangles, with their | | adaptation to | | Logarithmic | | Computation, with | | Examples. | | Spheri...
7. CHAPTER VII.Captain Digby--Alleged Gross Bullying--A Lively Correspondence-- Various Uninvited Opinions--A Gleam of Light from Within--"Old Etonian" and Admiral Richards--Captain Digby Sums...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Scanty Early Records--Practice _v._ Precept--Officers _v._ Cadets--Presumptuous Juniors--A Close Match--Football-- Penalty of Punning--A Decisive Victory--A Demon Bowler--Two Cu...
2. CHAPTER II.New Brooms--Radical Changes--The Academy Closed--Wanted, a Professor--James Inman--An Enthusiastic Scholar--His Love of Fair Play--Senior Wrangler--Antarctic Astronomer--Appoint...
4. CHAPTER IV.A "Three-decker"--Arrangements on Board--The Morning Drum-- Persuasive Corporals--"Cockpit Mess"--"Cheeky New Fellows"-- Important Modifications--Sea-going Training-ship--A Dead...
19. PART I.5. CHAPTER V.Mr. Inskip Departs--His Statistical Diagram--Vindication of _Britannia_--Final Examinations a True Test--A "Facer" for the Old Salts--Mr. Inskip Triumphant--Captain Warry's Reco...
3. CHAPTER III.Captain Robert Harris--His Birth and Career--Appointed to the _Illustrious_--"Jemmy Graham's Novices"--A Model School for Seamen--A Visit to the _Illustrious_--Why not Train You...
6. CHAPTER VI.Competition Reintroduced--Reduction of Numbers--A Ferocious Examination--The _Britannia_ in the _Times_--"Rule of Thumb" Instruction--"Fire" and "Sword"--"Veritas" at Sea--The _...
1. CHAPTER I.A Youthful Diplomat--Old Methods of Entry--Captain's Servants--King's Letter Boys--Lord Dundonald--A Warrior at Eight--Sir P. W. P. Wallis--Absurd Regulations--Education at a Di...